Over the last several years, all around the country, fast-food workers and other hourly employees have been attempting to raise public awareness regarding the perceived need to raise the minimum wage. While the debate over minimum wage is often intertwined with politics—as in, Candidate A promises to raise the minimum wage while Candidate B does […]

While unemployment in the United States nationally has been on the decline, according to a recent article, rates in Southern Illinois have been rising. Reports from January have illustrated that almost every single county in Southern Illinois has an unemployment rate higher than the national average. These numbers have risen dramatically in the past year […]